On cover: "Excerpted from 'Making the nation safer: the role of science and technology'" "The contribution of the Panel on Biological Issues (Chapter 3 of Making the Nation Safer) is reprinted in this report to provide a focused report on the scientific and technological measures needed to counter bioterrorism"--Preface.

1. Introduction. -- 2. Intelligence, detection, surveillance, and diagnosis. -- 3. Prevention, response and recovery. -- 4. Policy and implementation. -- 5. Concluding remarks. -- References. -- Appendixes. A.B.